Les Miserables (1978)
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The 1979 TV movie Les Miserables was advertised as the 12th feature film to be based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel (and that was a modest estimate). This time, Richard Jordan is the persecuted French ex-convict Jean Valjean, and Anthony Perkins is the relentless police officer Javert, who dogs… More The 1979 TV movie Les Miserables was advertised as the 12th feature film to be based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel (and that was a modest estimate). This time, Richard Jordan is the persecuted French ex-convict Jean Valjean, and Anthony Perkins is the relentless police officer Javert, who dogs Valjean's trail for forty years. Screenwriter John Gay does a nice compression job on Hugo's mammoth novel, including most of the familiar episodes ("The Bishop's Candlesticks" etc.) and reintroducing several vignettes that had been ignored by earlier adaptations. Norman Rosemont produced Les Miserables on a lavish scale in both England and France, populating the cast with several of Europe and America's best actors (including veteran Claude Dauphin, in his last screen appearance). Les Miserables debuted as a three-hour "IBM Special" on December 27, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Glenn Jordan
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
Even if it's mostly one for the Les Misérables completionists, they're not likely to walk away disappointed.
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Cast
- Cyril Cusack
- Claude Dauphin
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John Gielgud
as Gillenormand
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Christopher Guard
as Marius
- Ian Holm
- Celia Johnson
- Joyce Redman
- Flora Robson
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Richard Jordan
as Jean Valjean
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Anthony Perkins
as Inspector Javert
- Caroline Langrishe
